Most people dressed as Smurfs
Where on earth would you find a town full of Smurfs? Castleblayney, Ireland that’s where! On Friday 18 July 2008, the participants of the Muckno Mania Festival in Castleblayney broke the record for the most people dressed as Smurfs.
Guinness World Records adjudicator, Erica Holmes-Attivor, arrived in the town centre to find everyone was getting into the spirit of all things blue and Smurf-like. There were baby Smurfs, papa Smurfs, chef Smurfs and Smurfettes. There was even a brainy Smurf fully equipped with glasses and an encyclopedia! It was clear the participants really had put a lot of effort into this Guinness World Record attempt, from making the Smurf hats, providing the blue grease paint, having spare blue t-shirts and disposable white trousers.
Despite the dismal weather, the Smurf brigade marched through the town to the beat of a samba band. They passed through an alley way single file singing the Smurf song as Erica made sure they were wearing the required Smurf costume and counted the participants as they entered a cordoned off area. Once all the Smurfs had been counted, they had to stay in their costume for the full five minutes before the record could be approved.
In order to announce the final number of participants, Erica took to the stage and faced a sea of blue as far as the eye could see! The Smurfs were delighted when it was announced that they had broken the record – 1253 people dressed as Smurfs! They had more than doubled the previous record of 451 set by the students of Warwick University in June 2007.
23 July 2008